![]() In anticipation of the worldwide release, Max Reload Star and Producer Greg Grunberg noted, “I could not be more excited to share the Max Reload love with the entire world. Released in late 2020 in the USA and Canada through MVD Entertainment on both physical Collectors Edition BluRay and DVD as well as streaming services, Max Reload and The Nether Blasters inked a worldwide deal with Bleiberg Entertainment to coordinate global release of the picture, which is now primed to spread worldwide in Spring/Summer of 2021. Shot over the course of 23 nights in 2018, the film ended up including over 550 visual effects shots, an insane feat for a studio film let alone an independent, many of which were stylized to harken back to the 1980’s era of vfx production. Max Reload really packs the pixel-love in, and diehard gamers and fans will appreciate thoughtful elements that add to the retro aesthetic, like pixel-art “cut scene” transitions, retro “Saturday morning cartoon” style animated flashbacks, old-school gaming cartridge designs, and characters for the animated sequences that were produced by prominent real-life gaming artists and developers. Hilarious supporting roles are delivered by Lin Shaye (Insidious), Martin Kove (Cobra Kai) and Charlie Talbert (Angus) to round out the cast while geek-god Wil Wheaton (The Big Bang Theory) provides voice over narration for one of the films 1980’s flashback segments. Reitman (Happy), Charlie Talbert (The Big Short), and Jesse Kove (D-Day and Cobra Kai). Jay and Silent Bob and Comic Book Men’s Kevin Smith stars alongside Tom Plumley (Upright Citizen’s Brigade alum), Hassie Harrison (Tacoma FD and Yellowstone), Joey Morgan (Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse), Lukas Gage (Euphoria), Joseph D. Greg Grunberg (Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker and Heroes) was among the first to not only join the cast, but as a rabid arcade cabinet collector and fan of gaming himself, joined on as a Producer as well, helping further introduce the project to what would become the films impressive cast. In spite of it’s completely independent nature, the script and the energy for the project attracted impressive Hollywood talent on screen. The 100 minute long love letter to gaming, both retro and contemporary, is a projection of their passion for gaming and gaming culture through childhood growing up playing in arcades and on their 8-bit systems at home, all the way through to today, as both creatives actively game and create content for the gaming space. Of course it isn’t perfect, as an artist you always want to do more – but it is the film we wanted to make and we knew it would never be possible if we’d had done it any other way. ![]() The result is charmingly raw, ridiculous and retro…but still manages to achieve “studio-quality” production value where it counts, and attains a rare untainted artistic vision on screen.Īs the Directors note, “It’s like the indy films we grew up loving, it doesn’t take it self too seriously, there’s no political bullshit, no pandering, it isn’t overly polished and plastic. ![]() ![]() ![]() Having a strong creative team and no desire for sweaty, out-of-touch suits cramming bad ideas down their throats at every turn, the pair raised all of the money necessary to make the film themselves through a small network of private investors who supported their vision. ![]()
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